The Guanluo River flows eastward into the sea.
Although it is the dry season in late autumn, the turbulence of the river is also very colorful.
Wuzhuang led 26,000 men and horses towards Shifeng City, and now they have arrived at the edge of Guanluo River.
In order to attack Shifeng City, Wuzhuang did not take the route from Hexi to Yanbei, but went around to the south to cross the river.
Six thousand cavalrymen came to the Guanluo River as an advance force, seized the ferry, and then collected ships to force the crossing of the Guanluo River.
The rear defense of the Yanbei realm was empty, and the main troops were retracted to defend the big city.
The Guanluo River front line also mainly defended the Hexi side.
Therefore, Wuzhuang's troops crossed the Guanluo River without much hindrance, and then led the army north to attack Shifeng City.
Although Yanbei's rear did not have enough troops to resist Wuzhuang's attack, Wuzhuang failed to conquer any large cities and obtain sufficient supplies.
Qi Weilun in Shifeng City has received news of Wuzhuang's advance and has made preparations early.
"We are making good progress along the way.
We will arrive at Shifeng City soon.
Once Shifeng City is conquered, I will have a feast for three days so that you can all eat meat and drink wine and have a good time."
Wuzhuang was less than twenty miles away from Shifeng City. encouraged.
The soldiers under Wuzhuang cheered when they heard this.
At this moment, a group of people appeared in front, dressed as newly recruited Ding Zhuang.
When these young men saw the troops in Wuzhuang, they immediately shouted, "The enemy is coming, retreat to the city quickly."
Then they fled in a hurry.
Wuzhuang laughed loudly when he saw this and ordered his cavalry to pursue and kill him.
Not far away, there was a reed marsh.
The young men fled into the reed marsh to avoid the pursuit of the Wuzhuang cavalry.
"Slow down, there's no need to chase after them.
You go to the front and block their way to escape to Shifeng City.
Then set this place on fire.
Since they are willing to stay there, let them stay there forever."
Wuzhuang smiled sinisterly.
With a sound, the soldiers were ordered to come forward and set fire to the fire.
Several soldiers held lit torches and came to the reed swamp to judge the wind direction.
He planned to light a fire in the upwind direction.
But before they had time to lower the torches and throw them out, they only heard a few screams, and everyone became dead souls under the arrows.
"If you dare to resist, let me serve you with rockets.
Let's see how long they can survive."
Wuzhuang ordered the soldiers to light the rockets and set the reeds on fire.
Just hearing the shouts, a large number of Yanbei soldiers, under the cover of arrows, killed the army led by Wuzhuang.
"I have long heard that Wei Zeng relied on this reed swamp.
He ambushed elite soldiers and attacked the Jingnan Army at night before he could gain a firm foothold.
Now he is doing the same thing again.
Do you really think I'm a fool?
We lined up to kill the enemy, and the rockets continued to fire. , burn it for me."
Wuzhuang ordered the soldiers to form a military formation to resist the Yanbei soldiers who came out.
At the same time, the archers retreated behind the formation to attack.
"You expected that we would ambush, but did you expect that I would be here?"
Gucha and his men rushed out of the reed swamp and shot an arrow at Wuzhuang.
"So what if you are here?
I have 20,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry.
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Do you think you can take advantage?"
Wuzhuang blocked the arrows with his whip, then raised his whip and pointed at Gu Chayi and said.
Following Wuzhuang's order, 20,000 infantrymen formed a formation to resist the horses, and 6,000 cavalrymen lined up on both sides to confront Gu Chayi's cavalry head-on.
A fire had already been set off in the reed swamp, and the Yanbei soldiers hiding in it rushed out and attacked Wuzhuang's military formation under the command of Gu Chayi.
Gu Cha originally planned to use several teams of men to lead Wuzhuang into the reed swamp, and then ambush and attack the enemy, defeating the enemy.
Now that the plan has been discovered, the hasty response to the battle seems a bit embarrassing.
However, Guchayi's cavalry was proficient in mounted archery, while Wuzhuang's troops focused on melee attacks.
Even the cavalry are shock cavalry armed with sabers and sabers.
Therefore, Gu Chayi relied on cavalry guerrillas to delay the attack of Wuzhuang troops and buy time for other troops to form formations.
Wuzhuang ordered the infantry to advance.
The cavalry on both wings also surrounded Gu Chayi's cavalry.
That posture was to annihilate Gu Chayi's cavalry here.
Gucha was not interested in fighting at all, and led his soldiers to retreat towards Shifeng City while fighting.
"Stop them and don't let them return to the city."
Wuzhuang ordered the cavalry to forcefully stop Gu Chayi, and he led the infantry to follow up quickly, hoping to completely defeat Gu Chayi's cavalry.
Although Guchayi's cavalry was good at riding and shooting, each of them wore heavy armor.
The spear in his hand is also very powerful when it hits.
In the process of confronting the six thousand cavalry, they escaped from the encirclement without delaying too long.
Unfortunately, the infantry following behind did not have such luck.
The soldiers on the city wall shot arrows to cover Gucha as he entered the city.
Wuzhuang pursued him to the bottom of the city and ordered his soldiers to besiege the city.
Wuzhuang came on a hasty march this time and did not bring too many siege equipment.
Shifeng City was a big city.
If they did not rely on siege equipment, they might not be able to successfully capture the city even if they would suffer heavy casualties.
If Gu Chayi's cavalry had not arrived, Wuzhuang would have dared to launch a strong attack with only the defenders in Shifeng City.
But now that Gucha's 110,000 troops have joined, Wuzhuang dare not launch a strong attack.
"In my opinion, Wei Zeng's main force will arrive here within ten days.
If we are still here then, it is inevitable that Wei Zeng's main force will make dumplings.
Therefore, I plan to feign attack for two days first, and third I will retreat backwards.
Of course, I will not really retreat.
I will ambush the troops near Shifeng City and wait for the enemy to come out to pursue.
Attack the city.
When Shifeng City is captured, we will fight back.
By then, no one of them can escape.
As long as Shifeng City is captured, we will cooperate with the Lord's large forces to attack, and Wei Zeng will be destroyed soon.
Keep the news to me.
Anyone who dares to leak the news will be killed without mercy."
Wuzhuang informed the generals of the plan and then organized an attack on the city.
In Shifeng City, Gu Chayi felt angry for the failure of this ambush, while Qi Weilun comforted him.
"Brother Gu, you really don't have to blame yourself too much.
What's more, we haven't injured our bones and muscles.
We can still fight in the future.
Brother Xian has already led a large group of troops to come over.
General Yu also led the Guanshan Army to block the enemy's retreat.
Waiting Surrounded by a circle Yes, the enemy is a turtle in a urn.
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No matter how he moves, he cannot escape the trap.
However, this Wuzhuang is not a reckless man.
We also need to guard against his tricks.
As long as we ensure that Shifeng City is not lost, victory will eventually be ours."
"Mr.
Qi is right.
However, my cavalry has always been able to deal with the infantry.
It is really hateful to be defeated by the enemy's infantry this time."
Gu Chayi said angrily.
"Actually, it's not a big deal.
The Strength Sect occupied Anyun, and most of the troops Zhang Leng formed were selected from the soldiers of the previous Iron-Blooded Army.
The Iron-blooded Army is well-trained, and anti-cavalry is also trained daily.
Wuzhuang is Zhang Leng's cronies, the people he brings are natural They are the elites of the Strength Sect.
The ancient brothers fought against them in a hurry, and it was not a big deal if they failed.
However, once the enemy's elites were eliminated, it would be difficult to form another such force. ."
Chivilen said.
"The Iron-Blooded Army is indeed difficult to deal with, and defeating them is nothing to be ashamed of.
However, it means that I have completely cut off their retreat.
I will defeat them myself."
Gu Chayi said.
"Of course it is.
Of course it is.
But now it is more important to defend Shifeng City.
As long as Shifeng City does not lose, victory will be ours."
Qi Weilun said with a smile.
In the next two days, Wuzhuang organized a feint attack with men and horses, and it was early in the morning on the third day.
Then he packed up and prepared to retreat.
As soon as Gu Cha saw Wuzhuang retreating, he wanted to chase after the enemy and kill them.
"Brother Gu, wait a minute.
The enemy retreated in just two days.
It really doesn't make sense.
Brother Xian's main force didn't arrive, and General Yu's siege was also very secretive.
It's a bit strange for the enemy to retreat like this."
Qi Weilun felt suspicious when he saw the enemy retreat. .
"Isn't it that the enemy chose to retreat because he was afraid of being surrounded by us?"
Gu Chayi asked.
"It's not like that, but you can tell if the enemy is really retreating.
Brother Gu, bring a few thousand people to pretend to chase them, but don't go too far from the city.
If the enemy still retreats, it's not too late to chase them.
But if If the enemy comes back to kill you, you must rush back to the city in time," Qi Weilun said.
"Test the enemy, okay, I'll do it right away."
As soon as Gucha finished speaking, he led thousands of people out of the city to test.
Wuzhuang retreated with his men and horses, keeping a close eye on Shifeng City's movements.
When he saw Gu Chayi leading his troops out of the city, he not only refused to attack.
Instead, it accelerated its retreat.
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Gu Chayi kept a certain distance from Wuzhuang's large troops, but never stepped forward to attack.
Just a few miles after Gucha left Shifeng City, the enemies hiding in the darkness came out and tried to capture Shifeng City.
Wuzhuang also took advantage of the opportunity.
He came back to kill and wanted to hit Gu Cha, who was caught off guard.
"As expected, as Mr.
Qi said, I will fall into your trap if I am not careful."
When the enemy's ambush was exhausted, Gu Chayi hurriedly returned for reinforcements, defeated the ambush before the Wuzhuang army arrived, and entered Shifeng City again, never stepping out of the city gate again.
Wuzhuang's plan failed.
They surrounded Shifeng City for several more days, but Gu Chayi refused to fight.
When news came that Wei Zeng's army had returned to defense, Wuzhuang had no choice but to retreat with his troops.
But on the way to retreat from Wuzhuang, Yu Chaogui had already led people to wait for him.
In the battle to attack Guanbei, Yu Chaogui led an army alone for the first time, and since then he has made many contributions.
Wei Zeng specially handed over the Guanshan Camp to Yu Chaogui, and equipped it with a total of 30,000 crossbowmen and spearmen, known as the Guanshan Army.
At the beginning, Yu Chaogui only led the Guanshan Army to cooperate with Wei Zeng's main force.
Today, Yu Chaogui has grown into a person who can take charge of his own business.
"It turns out you are Yu Chaogui, do you think you can stop me?"
Wuzhuang said with a chuckle.
"We fought side by side against the Jagged Army back then.
Now that we meet on the battlefield, it is a pity that we have to fight to the death."
Yu Chaogui said.
"Everyone is their own master.
My master and your general are both competing for the world.
The current situation is only to be expected.
But because we fought together back then, you have to fall into my hands.
In my hand, I can spare your life."
Wuzhuang said.
"You have no chance, but if you fall into my hands, I can spare your life."
Yu Chaogui said.
"You alone can't defeat me."
Wuzhuang said with a smile.
"You have great martial arts skills.
I am indeed no match for you.
But fighting a war requires more than just personal bravery.
You can't break through the 30,000 Guanshan warriors behind me."
Yu Chaogui said and retreated to the military formation. among.
"The Guanshan warriors sounded mighty, but they don't know how to form a formation and attack with their strength."
Wuzhuang chuckled and ordered the soldiers to move forward.
The Guanshan army formed a large formation on the plain, and the Guanshan warriors were in the center of the formation.
They formed a team of five people and formed a line.
Although it was not neat, it was like plum blossoms and was unique.
The pikemen formed a shield wall in front of the formation, and the crossbowmen filled the arrows on both sides.
At Yu Chaogui's order, the horse-based spear formation advanced forward, and the crossbowmen responded with side attacks.
The Guanshan warriors followed closely behind the spear soldiers, waiting for the battle before they rushed forward to fight.
The 26,000 people led by Wuzhuang are either elites of the Iron-Blooded Army or martial arts masters of the Strength Sect.
They are excellent in both individual soldier quality and cooperative combat.
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Faced with the obstruction of Guanshan Army, Wuzhuang chose to compete head-on with Yu Chaogui.
When the two armies clashed, there was a rush.
The elites of both sides fought for several rounds, and there were already corpses everywhere.
A group of five Guanshan warriors cooperated properly and attacked and killed powerful enemies, which was like overwhelming them.
The elites of the Iron Blood Army and the masters of the Power Sect are not easy characters to deal with.
Whether they are fighting in formation or fighting alone, they can give people a feeling of being unstoppable.
A battle lasted for several rounds, and the outcome was still undecided.
The stalemate has brought heavy casualties to both sides.
If the fight continues like this, the victor will inevitably lose a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.
Yu Chaogui couldn't bear such casualties, and Wuzhuang couldn't bear it either.
But neither side has any intention of stopping the fighting, and both sides are waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.
Both sides believe that as long as their own reinforcements arrive, the other side will have no choice but to flee.
Zhang Leng heard that Wuzhuang's attack on Shifeng City failed, so he led the Tianjia Army to respond.
However, when they reached the border of Hedong, they were blocked by Wei Zeng's main force.
After receiving news of the fierce battle between the Guanshan Army and Wuzhuang, Gu Chayi's cavalry were all mobilized from Shifeng City and rushed to the battlefield, intending to annihilate all the men and horses led by Wuzhuang.
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Gu Chayi led the cavalry to arrive first, so Wuzhuang's troops failed.
As soon as Gucha arrived on the battlefield, he stormed the rear of the Wuzhuang army.
The crossbowmen of the Wuzhuang army had no time to react and were trampled by the cavalry.
Then Gu Chayi cooperated with the Guanshan Army to attack the front row infantry and defeated all the troops brought by Wuzhuang.
Seeing that the battle was lost, Wuzhuang was about to break out under the protection of the remaining cavalry.
At this time, Yu Chaogui led a group of people to block Wuzhuang.
Originally, Wuzhuang could leave safely, but when he saw Yu Chaogui and thought of the promise he made to Zhang Leng, a sense of shame arose from the bottom of his heart.
Wuzhuang gave up escaping and went straight to kill Yu Chaogui.
Wuzhuang's martial arts was very strong, and although Yu Chaogui was not weak, he was still defeated by force.
Just when the soldiers of the Guanshan Army were about to rush forward to rescue Yu Chaogui, Wuzhuang stopped the attack.
"I said that when I defeat you, I will spare your life.
I will let you go today.
And you will always be my loser."
After Wuzhuang finished speaking, he hit his own head with a steel whip and hit him on the spot.
Kill.
"Why is it so?
Is victory really that important to you?"
Yu Chaogui said, looking at Wuzhuang's body
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